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MR. GENE KING

Mr. Gene King named the 2026 Clyde E. Swift Faculty Award winner.

Mr. Gene King is the 2026 winner of Brentwood Academy’s Clyde E. Swift Faculty Award. This award is given to the faculty member with at least three years of service who encourages students to set the highest standard of academic work, demonstrates proficiency in their subject, communicates effectively with students, and possesses a cooperative spirit regarding the mission of the school. 

In the words of Brentwood Academy Upper School Director Andy Bradshaw, “Mr. Gene King invests his time and effort to know both his students and fellow colleagues, learning how to best serve them." Mr. King's colleagues offered the following remarks. Mr. King models what it means to be a lifelong learner, collaborator, and thoughtful communicator. He continually seeks out opportunities to further his learning and selflessly shares that learning with his colleagues. He knows how to make the classroom an enjoyable environment, creating meaningful connections with his students, even making a cameo in the musical and rising to the student section challenge of doing push-ups on the board at a football game.

Mr. King repeatedly demonstrates that he is a servant leader who walks humbly with God. He emulates with ease what our beloved former Director of Academics, Mrs. Cindy Tripp, was known for: "to aid in the flourishing of others." We are honored to have him as part of our community and to award him the Clyde E. Swift Faculty Award.